Vellocatus of Arausio

Vellocatus of Arausio (352 BC-324 BC) was an Umbri chief during the wars with the Roman Republic in the 4th century BC.

Biography
Vellocatus of Arausio was born in 352 BC, a member of the Umbri tribe of northern Italy. He succeeded Berdic of Arausio as the chief of the Umbri in 326 BC after Berdic's death at Ravenna, and Vellocatus defended the city of Ariminum (Rimini) from the Roman Republic in 324 BC. He was slain in the ensuing battle with the Romans, and the Umbrians were subjugated.